External program calling photoshop API? Mac OS X
Is it possible to include the photoshop api headers (CS2 SDK) in an XCode project and have the project instantiate photoshop and perform automation actions? I'm doing this in windows, but am new to Mac...
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Hello,How can I retrieve a string from a dialog box textfield ?Thanks in advance.
View ArticleDisplaying UTF-8 strings in a Photoshop Panel
Hi all, I'm passing a UTF-8 string from my plugin to my Photoshop panel and using that string to set the label on a control. This looks fine until it tries to display a non-ASCII character such as an...
View ArticleAre 32-bit Cocoa plug-ins supported?
Hello, [Adobe Photoshop 12.0.1, CS5 SDK, OS X 10.6.4, Xcode 3.2.4] I'm converting my plug-in to use Cocoa but I'm experiencing crashes after my plug-in is closed (either by cancelling or when the...
View Articlehow can I get a layer not backgoundlayer in simpleformat plugin?
hi,everyone: recently,I load photoshop cs4 sdk from adobe.com developer center,and Take simpleformat example as a reference, to complete read and write file formats supported by phoptoshop...
View Articlechange depth from 32bit to 8bit
Hey. is there asimple wayto change depth of image. I'm makking TMO filter plugin, and operate on 32bit image, laast operation i need to convert to 8 bit. Is there any function fot that? thanks.
View ArticleThe plugin for iPF8300 don't seem to work correctly on CS6. Any suggestions?
It seems like my big expensive printer is dead in the water unless I back out to CS 5.1. I'm running Mac OS/X 10.7 (and .8 at times).
View ArticleWriting PSD with layers
I'm trying to generate a Photoshop file with Adjustment Layers. Does anyone have any pointers, or know of any methods of diagnosing problems in the file? I've been able to make a file with multiple...
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How can we get the font names of each text layer in a document?
Hi All! I wanted to know how we can get the names of fonts applied in each text layer in a psd file. I tried the following, int32 numLayers = 0; // calculate number of text layers.error =...
View ArticleLayerSet.Merge() throwing COM exception
Hi all, I'm using the COM interop for photoshop in my C# assembly to automate some actions in photoshop. The problem is that LayerSet.Merge() throws a COM exception in certain situations. I don't...
View ArticleHow to detect plug-ins path for Photoshop CC?
Hi I downloaded new CC SDK but unfortunatelly in html doc there is not info how to detect a plug-in path for new Photoshop CC. Pdf doc also contains very old info (still for Photoshop 5.0) - Could you...
View ArticlePhotoshop "Server"
Hi Folks, I have a client wanting to use Photoshop in so to call it server mode.Basically it would be installed on a server and would use custom scripts for predefined actions on PSD files that are...
View ArticleIntroducing HTML5 Extensions
When Creative Cloud was launched in June 2013, we added support for HTML5-based panels in several Adobe products. These new panels open up the world of panel development to a wider range of developers...
View ArticleErrors in PSD specification
Hello, I am trying to make a program, which loads and parses PSD files. I am using this specification: http://www.adobe.com/devnet-apps/photoshop/fileformatashtml/ from June 2013. I have found many...
View ArticleGet paragraph style details of text layer.
Hi All, I am developing an extension for Photoshop CS6 onwards. I want to get the paragraph style and its properties of my text layer. If I apply a new style and try to get the properties, I always get...
View ArticleHow to do the really simple stuff? changing tool, setting color etc
Hi all, I've been trying to do a color picker. I have managed to get it running with a UI and all looks sweet, but I have no clue how to actually do anything! Photoshop launches it just fine. Simple...
View ArticleWhy does Topaz simplify4 in the compete package not work but version3 (bought...
Why will Topaz simplify 4 not work when version 3 will? I bought number 3 then bought the complete package so have both in the filter list. Should I un-install 3?
View ArticlePS Custom Format Plugin - Issue Reading Files > 2GB &< 4GB
Is this issue fixable within our format plugin code, or is it a photoshop limitation? I am new to Photoshop & Photoshop Plugins. I have reviewed the sdk photoshop documentation & searched...
View ArticleRetrieving information from the "Info Panel" with the SDK
Is there a way to get the information from the info panel? Namely the RGB and CMYK information from where the mouse is currently at?I planned to make a Logitech G13 Applet to show the information, but...
View ArticleJpeg2000 plug-in version compatibility
Hello guys, I currently use the standard Photoshop JPEG2000 plug-in (v. 14.2.1) in Photoshop CC 14.2.1.Is this plug-in version totally compatible with any / all Photoshop version between CS5.1 and the...
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